# SeekOut: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 57 judge labels across 4 categories by 14 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/seekout

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Recruiting CRM and sourcing](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/recruiting-crm-and-sourcing/index.md) | 2% | 14 | 3% | 31 |
| [AI recruiting assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/ai-recruiting-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 18 | 0% | 24 |
| [Recruitment marketing and career sites](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/talent/recruitment-marketing-and-career-sites/index.md) | 0% | 66 | 0% | 1 |
| [Skills intelligence](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/skills-intelligence/index.md) | 0% | 101 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "SeekOut holds a clear lead, recommended for sourcing technical candidates and finding underrepresented talent using deep filters." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Recruiting CRM)
- "For most mid-market B2B companies, SeekOut or Gem offer the best balance of functionality, pricing, and ease of use." (MiniMax M2.5, Recruiting CRM)
- "SeekOut (strong for AI-driven niche searches)" (Grok 4.20, Recruiting CRM)
- "go with hireEZ, SeekOut, or Gem" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Recruiting CRM)

## And against it

- "SeekOut may be stronger, but it is generally more expensive." (Perplexity Sonar, Recruiting CRM)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named SeekOut, from 153 of the 169 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- lever.co: 63
- leadchangegroup.com: 56
- pin.com: 41
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 35
- g2.com: 32
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 31
- seekout.com: 29 (its own site)
- noon.ai: 28
- firsthr.app: 27
- lister.ai: 26

### Pages cited

- https://lever.co/insights/best-candidate-sourcing-tools: 37
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/best-candidate-sourcing-tools: 30
- https://lever.co/insights/best-ai-recruiting-tools: 24
- https://firsthr.app/compare/hiring/sourcing-tools: 19
- https://leadchangegroup.com/candidate-sourcing-software/enterprise: 18
- https://leadchangegroup.com/candidate-sourcing-software/small-business: 17
- https://lister.ai/software/recruiting/candidate-sourcing-tools/best-candidate-sourcing-tools: 16
- https://matchr.io/blog/top-40-best-sourcing-tools: 15

## In its own words

What SeekOut's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Agentic AI Recruiting Platform (https://seekout.com/)
- For: Recruiters, Sourcers, and TA Leaders (https://seekout.com/)
- Price stated: Plans and packaging for every team size (https://seekout.com/)
- Starting price: 149 (https://www.seekout.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Try free (https://seekout.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR
- Customers named: DocuSign, Sony, Thomson Reuters, Atlassian, Roblox, Discord, Canva, Splunk

## What it publishes

Every page seekout.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 531 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 131 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-01-11
- webinar or virtual event: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-03-07
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-02-13
- report or ebook: 28 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-12-17
- comparison: 7 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-01
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-28
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Seekout talent intelligence agent https://www.seekout.com/blog/seekout-talent-intelligence-agent
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Seekout now in microsoft 365 copilot https://www.seekout.com/blog/seekout-now-in-microsoft-365-copilot
- Recent: 2026-09-01 comparison: X-Ray search vs. SeekOut search | SeekOut Help Center https://support.seekout.com/en/articles/11878143-x-ray-search-vs-seekout-search
- Recent: 2026-06-24 blog: Seekout now an app in chatgpt run your whole recruiting workflow in one chat https://www.seekout.com/blog/seekout-now-an-app-in-chatgpt-run-your-whole-recruiting-workflow-in-one-chat
- Recent: 2026-06-16 blog: Agentic ai recruiting leveled up with seekout https://www.seekout.com/blog/agentic-ai-recruiting-leveled-up-with-seekout
- Recent: 2026-06-11 blog: Introducing seekout recruit core enterprise grade ai sourcing built for small teams https://www.seekout.com/blog/introducing-seekout-recruit-core-enterprise-grade-ai-sourcing-built-for-small-teams

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.